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Forootani A, Rastegar M. Home Energy Management Using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning. JEM. 2022; 12 (1) :64-75
URL: http://energy.kashanu.ac.ir/article-1-1591-en.html
URL: http://energy.kashanu.ac.ir/article-1-1591-en.html
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Shiraz University
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An increase in electricity consumption has always been challenging for utilities. Due to increasing demands for electricity, the demand response strategies, aiming at energy management to achieve goals such as demand reduction and reliability enhancement have received much attention. Furthermore, taking advantage of artificial intelligence for energy management would be feasible through smartening customers. This paper proposes a method for home energy management to minimize electricity bills and the user’s discomfort. In this paper, multi-agent reinforcement learning via Q-Learning is utilized to make optimal decisions for home appliances, which are categorized into non-shiftable loads, shiftable loads, and controllable loads. Comparing to integer programming approaches, the proposed method is capable of modeling more appliances and solving complex problems due to the innate nature of the Q-Learning algorithm. Implementing the proposed method in the numerical study section led to a 24.8% electricity bill reduction. The numerical results prove the effectiveness of the proposed approach.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Electrical Engineering
Received: 2021/02/1 | Revised: 2022/06/15 | Accepted: 2021/12/15 | Published: 2022/04/30
Received: 2021/02/1 | Revised: 2022/06/15 | Accepted: 2021/12/15 | Published: 2022/04/30
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